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Doubling a gene in corn results in giant biomass
Mar 02, 2009 |
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University of Illinois plant geneticist Stephen Moose has developed a corn plant with enormous potential for biomass, literally. It yields corn that would make good silage, Moose said, due to a greater number of leaves and ...
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Researchers identify a process that regulates seed germination
Mar 11, 2009 |
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Purdue University researchers have determined a process that regulates activity of genes that control seed germination and seedling development.
Food security: It starts with seed
May 04, 2009 |
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With each passing year, the human population of our planet continues to expand. This growth has created a wide ranging strain on our water and soil resources, as well as our environment, creating an unprecedented urgency ...
Worldwide mission to solve iron deficiency
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Jun 11, 2008 |
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A University of Adelaide researcher will lead an Australian project to help address the world's biggest nutritional deficiency – lack of iron.
Researchers watch seeds in 3D and discover an unknown air path
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Sep 15, 2006 |
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Researchers from the CNRS, the University J. Fourier (UJF) of Grenoble and the ESRF have recently visualised a plant seed in 3D using synchrotron light. This new view has revealed that there is a network of ...
Grape-seed extract kills laboratory leukemia cells, proving value of natural compounds
Dec 31, 2008 |
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An extract from grape seeds forces laboratory leukemia cells to commit cell suicide, according to researchers from the University of Kentucky. They found that within 24 hours, 76 percent of leukemia cells had died after being ...
The amazing maze of maize evolution
Oct 02, 2009 |
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Understanding the evolution and domestication of maize has been a holy grail for many researchers. As one of the most important crops worldwide and as a crop that appears very different from its wild relatives as a result ...
Secrets in a seed: Clues into the evolution of the first flowers
Sep 14, 2009 |
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Approximately 120-130 million years ago, one of the most significant events in the history of the Earth occurred: the first flowering plants, or angiosperms, arose. In the late 1800s, Darwin referred to their development ...
Can Nanotubes Help Your Garden Grow?
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When we think of nanotubes, we often think of solar panels and physical science. However, it appears that nanotubes can also provide valuable help to plants as a fertilizer. Just add carbon ...
Japan to start developing swine flu vaccine
May 04, 2009 |
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The Japanese Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry announced Saturday the start of vaccine development against swine flu, following the arrival of a sample of the new type of flu strain at the National Institute of Infectious ...
Dry beans inhibit development of mammary cancer
Feb 04, 2009 |
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As the world seeks new ways to prevent and treat chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer, more research continues to be conducted on the benefits of certain foods in reducing people's risk of contracting ...
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